Program history
Tulsa
in the tournament.
Tulsa appears in 16 tournaments in this archive, between 1955 and 2016, with an all-time record of 11–16.
2 of its 5 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2003, when a 13th seed beat the 4th-seeded Dayton 84–71. The reverse happened in 1985: as a 6th seed it lost to the 11th-seeded UTEP 79–75.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 4, from 1984 to 1987. Its longest absence ran 27 years, between 1955 and 1982.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 3rd seed and as low as a 13th.
- 16 Appearances
- 11–16 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | — | 21–7 | Clarence Iba | Missouri Valley | Regional third place |
| 1982 | 3 | 24–6 | Nolan Richardson | Missouri Valley Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1984 | 4 | 27–4 | Nolan Richardson | Missouri Valley Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1985 | 6 | 23–8 | Nolan Richardson | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the Round 1 to UTEP, 75–79 |
| 1986 | 10 | 23–9 | J. D. Barnett | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Navy, 68–87 |
| 1987 | 11 | 22–8 | J. D. Barnett | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Oklahoma, 69–74 |
| 1994 | 12 | 23–8 | Tubby Smith | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to Arkansas, 84–103 |
| 1995 | 6 | 24–8 | Tubby Smith | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to Massachusetts, 51–76 |
| 1996 | 11 | 22–8 | Steve Robinson | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Louisville, 80–82 (OT) |
| 1997 | 5 | 24–10 | Steve Robinson | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Clemson, 59–65 |
| 1999 | 9 | 23–10 | Bill Self | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Duke, 56–97 |
| 2000 | 7 | 32–5 | Bill Self | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Regional Final to North Carolina, 55–59 |
| 2002 | 12 | 27–7 | John Phillips | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Kentucky, 82–87 |
| 2003 | 13 | 23–10 | John Phillips | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Wisconsin, 60–61 |
| 2014 | 13 | 21–13 | Danny Manning | Conference USA | lost in the round of 64 to UCLA, 59–76 |
| 2016 | 11 | 20–12 | Frank Haith | American Athletic Conference | lost in the opening round to Michigan, 62–67 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1–3 |
| Round of 64 | 7–5 |
| Round of 32 | 2–4 |
| Round of 8 | 0–1 |
| Semifinal | 1–3 |
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